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US-Iran tensions pose fresh risks as remittances, stocks surge but exports, FDI decline IMF projects 7.2% inflation this fiscal year, up from its earlier 6.3% estimate. PHOTO: PIXABAY ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance has cautioned that renewed escalation in tensions between the United States and Iran could trigger volatility in global energy prices, trade flows … Read more

The sun sets behind oil pumps outside Vaudoy-en-Brie, near Paris, France, March 18, 2026—REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to press ahead with phased deregulation of the oil industry, which comes after shifting from the weekly to daily petroleum price revisions in the face of continuing US-Iran war. Officials say that Pakistan’s experience demonstrates that … Read more

Pashto cinema’s decline raises concerns over future of one of K-P’s richest cultural traditions PESHAWAR: For generations of Peshawar residents, a trip to the cinema was more than an evening’s entertainment. It was a shared cultural ritual where families gathered, friendships were forged and Pashtun stories unfolded on the silver screen. Today, many of those … Read more

BY SEA: Migrants swim through Spain’s Ceuta border from the Moroccan side and climb onto rocks to reach the border fence, in Ceuta, Spain. PHOTO: REUTERS SPAIN/ CEUTA: Spain will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants broke through the border from Morocco on Thursday, … Read more

BAJAUR: Unidentified assailants destroyed a government primary school in the Kharki area of Tehsil Mamond by planting explosives inside the building late at night, local sources said. The powerful blast severely damaged the school structure and spread fear across the locality. Police and other relevant officials reached the scene, collected evidence and launched an investigation. … Read more

. LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday approached the Lahore High Court, seeking directions for the Lahore deputy commissioner to decide its application for permission to hold a public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on August 5. It submitted that PTI intended to organise the public gathering on behalf of the party. It said that PTI submitted … Read more

RAWALPINDI: Police claimed on Thursday to have solved the blind murder of a 55-year-old man whose body was recovered from Nullah Leh earlier this month, arresting three of his close associates who allegedly killed him in an attempt to seize his property. According to police, the decomposed body of Abbas Raza was found near Usman … Read more

KARACHI: Hundreds of land and building records stored at the Sindh Building Control Authority (SBCA) headquarters were damaged after sewage water flooded the authority’s record room, raising serious concerns over the safety of citizens’ property documents. The SBCA has ordered an inquiry against three officials and warned that they will be suspended if found guilty … Read more

. The writer is a Junior Research Fellow at MCE, Pakistan Navy War College. Reach her at amnahashmee@gmail.com In 1963, Charles de Gaulle asked a question that Washington never really answered: would an American president actually trade New York for Paris? Would the United States be willing to risk its own cities in the defence … Read more

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks over phone with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan DPM Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia welcomed Jordan’s proposal to convene a meeting of Arab and Islamic countries to address the worsening situation in Palestine, particularly in … Read more